Synonyms for barnyard


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bahrn-yahrd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɑrnˌyɑrd


Définition of barnyard

Origin :
  • 1510s, from barn + yard (n.1). Figurative of coarse or uncivilized behavior from 1920.
  • noun farmyard
Example sentences :
  • The little house was bustling; a dozen automobiles were parked in the barnyard.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • It was as if their barnyard well had burst into a mighty, high-shooting geyser.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • But when he saw her at the barnyard gate, he was again in the dark as to her motive.
  • Extract from : « A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties » by Charles Major
  • In our barnyard no family is more respected than that of the ducks.
  • Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various
  • "We are not the first, after all," said the preacher as he saw the number of conveyances in and about the barnyard.
  • Extract from : « Patchwork » by Anna Balmer Myers
  • She sniffed, smiling, as she followed PhÅ“be and David down the path to the barnyard.
  • Extract from : « Patchwork » by Anna Balmer Myers
  • Take your fish to the kitchen an' then git down to the barnyard as quick as you can.
  • Extract from : « From Farm to Fortune » by Horatio Alger Jr.
  • On the other side of the house is the barnyard, and the road goes by to the village.
  • Extract from : « Hildegarde's Holiday » by Laura E. Richards
  • And he dashed out of the woodshed and ran to the barnyard as fast as he could scamper.
  • Extract from : « The Tale of Snowball Lamb » by Arthur Bailey
  • They were turning into the barnyard when she discovered them.
  • Extract from : « The Wind Before the Dawn » by Dell H. Munger

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